Cyber-bullying has continued to grow as social media takes on a greater role in many people's day to day lives. Freed from even the tenuous accountability of bullying a person to his or her face, cyber-bullies have become a massive problem for children and in some...
Civil Rights
New Jersey Employment and Civil Rights Trial Lawyer Discusses Supreme Court’s decision to take on the ultimate “gay marriage” question
Or... At Last!I love that on Friday, just before Martin Luther King day, a day which hallows civil rights, The United States Supreme Court announced that it will at last, presumably (and hopefully) once and for all, resolve the "gay marriage" issue which has vexed,...
New Jersey Employment and Civil Rights Lawyer discuss the movie “The Interview” and the Terrorism by Self-Censorship
"The Interview" is a movie about two Americans, a reporter and his producer, who are recruited as CIA agents to assassinate Kim Jong-un. The North Korean dictator was a fan of their show, and had wanted to meet them. The CIA wanted them to kill the dictator at this...
A New Jersey Employment Law Attorney on the Avis Class Action
On September 19, 2014, The United States District Court for the District of New Jersey denied an attempt by Avis to appeal the certification of a class of shift managers who were denied overtime pay by Avis. Like the frequent use of so-called independent contractor...
Civil Rights Lawyer Discusses Ferguson, Staten Island event and Grand Juries.
It's unfortunate that I'm writing about something like the recent incidents that took place in Ferguson and Staten Island, considering that it's the year 2014. Being a civil rights lawyer, over the years I've seen and heard about a lot of injustice, and it continues...
Hall of Lawsuit Hypocrites: The U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Employment and Civil Rights Lawyer Discusses The Hypocrisy of the United States Chamber of CommerceWebster's defines a "hypocrite" as: (1) a person who puts on a false appearance of virtue; (2) a person who acts in contradiction to his or her stated beliefs or...
New Jersey Employment and Civil Rights Attorney Discusses a Lawyer’s Oath
When lawyers are admitted to practice in New Jersey, we swear an oath to uphold and defend the New Jersey Constitution and the laws of the State of New Jersey, as well as the U.S. Constitution and the laws of the United States. We become bound by the Rules of...
Women in the Economy: A New Take on Planet of the Apes
New Jersey Employment and Civil Rights Trial Attorney Discusses the Role of Women in the EconomyI read a very amusing and very pertinent "commentary" piece by Kathleen J. Wu in the New Jersey Law Journal, September 1, 2014. Being an inveterate nerd from my youngest...
Understanding Sex Discrimination In New Jersey
The New Jersey Office of the Attorney General maintains civil rights fact sheets designed to help employees and employers understand their rights and responsibilities. The fact sheet discussing sex discrimination under New Jersey law gives several examples of what is...
An Erosion of the Right to a Jury Trial: Lesende v. Borrero v. City of Newark
New Jersey Employment and Civil Rights Trial Attorney Discusses Recent Civil Rights Case First of all, I'm putting out there, as per usual, that I'm a plaintiff's employment and civil rights trial lawyer. When I approach fact patterns, I think about them from the...